NSLHD launches long COVID service NSLHD recently launched the Northern Sydney Long COVID Service (NSLCS).
area with suspected or confirmed long COVID-19 can be referred to the service by a GP or medical specialist. Individuals cannot self-refer. Interim NSLHD Chief Executive Lee Gregory said the service is a big step forward for the district’s long term coronavirus response. “NSLHD’s coronavirus response has been second to none over the past few years,” he said. “The addition of the NSLCS is another example of our commitment to helping the community navigate the complexity of the virus. “Thank you to everyone involved in getting this important service up and running, our community is going to benefit significantly from it.” NSLHD. The group is currently taking part in research related to ‘Digitising Blood Management Processes in Brazil’ and are also researching other health processes. The group visited different departments of RNSH including the haematology department, cardiothoracic intensive care unit, NSW Health Pathology transfusion laboratory and the immunology department. Phillippa said the experience with the researchers benefited everyone involved. “The researchers gained knowledge from RNSH clinicians and scientists, and we gained knowledge from them,” Phillippa said. “Several clinicians from RNSH will stay in touch with them, especially in relation to safety & quality and system processes.”
The service will provide coordinated care for patients who are experiencing complex long COVID-19 symptoms at least three months since their initial COVID infection with no other explanation and require specialist medical, nursing and allied health support. NSLCS is a multidisciplinary service that includes allied health, nursing and medical staff who can provide support virtually through Telehealth. The service aims to provide specialised advice and support so that patients can comfortably manage their symptoms in the community with their GP. Individuals who live in the NSLHD catchment recently visited Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) to gain more knowledge in relation to blood management processes at the hospital. The joint initiative between RNSH, NSW Heath Pathology Transfusion Services and the Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, the Australian Institute of Health Innovation Faculty of Medicine and Macquarie University, gave the researchers the opportunity to explore the hospital and engage with clinicians. The researchers Professor Flavio S. Fogliatto, Professor Tarcisio Saurin, Leonardo Furstenau, Guilherme Tortorella and Natália Ransolin, were accompanied by Macquarie University’s Associate Professor Robyn Clay-Williams and RNSH Blood Management Clinical Nurse Consultant Phillippa Weaver and Bruno Villamea Santos, Virtual Care Change Officer
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Researchers from Brazil were shown around RNSH
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